The 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the tenth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the

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. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in

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from June 21–26, 2011.Men's Programme
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ended up being champions, defending the title acquired the previous year and was the first team to qualify for the 2012 Olympic men's water polo tournament.

Preliminary round

Africa

The African tournament was supposed to be held in

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from May 13–15, but was cancelled.

Americas

The American preliminary round was held in

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from May 13–15. United States advanced to the Super Final.

Asia/Oceania

The Asia and Oceania region was feature a two-legged tournament, in

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(May 9–13) and

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(May 16–20). The four teams played a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined. Australia and China advanced to the Super Final.

Europe

Europe was divided into three groups of four teams, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Italy. Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches were played in a home-and-away format over five months.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Super Final

The Super Final was held in

from June 21–26.

Group A

June 21 June 22 June 23

Group B

June 21 June 22 June 23

Quarter-finals

June 24

Medal round

5th–8th places

Final ranking

Awards

The awards were announced on 1 July 2011.

References

External links

FINA official website – Water Polo World League
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International water polo competitions hosted by Italy